Elephant ears/ taro not growing like they should
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Comments (8)Ditto re: warmth. I planted one last year. I started it indoors in the beginning of May. It was moved outside at the end of the month. 2 days later, we had a hailstorm that ripped many of the leaves. I was horrified! However, Mom Nature takes care of her own. About a week after the storm I had this: That big leaf measured 20" x 13"! It was bigger than my head! LOL! Here it is a week later. You can see one of the damaged leaves here. This one was taken 7/10/04- A couple of weeks later... I had it in a 16" pot. When I removed it from the pot at the end of the season, there was a SOLID mass of roots. Also... as you can see by the pics, they grow BIG! By the end of September, it took up about a 4ft area in the corner of my yard. OH.... It's a VERY thirsty plant!...See MoreHas anyone grown Taro or Elephant Ears in full sun in a bog?
Comments (6)I always bring my Taro in for the winter in zone 5, but am glad to hear that it takes full sun. I have a couple of Black Magic EE inside now, which I regularly grow in the pond. Maybe I should experiment, - one in the pond, one in the bog. Do you think it would take some wind?...See MoreElephant ear ,taro splitting for over wintering or what ?
Comments (1)I have some malanga ee's that thier tubers look like those you described. They are pretty green with faint marbling in the leaves. The tubers can be eaten as a vegetable. You should be able to save the tubers and replant in the spring just like the regular ee's. Here is a link that might be useful: Malanga...See More"Black Magic" Colocasia (aka Elephant Ears) Not Growing?
Comments (2)They're heavy feeders, so FE fertilizers might not be the best choice - partly because they don't list anything but NPK in their analysis. That doesn't seem right, but I was looking at the WSDA fertilizer analysis page. Also, plants found growing in situ under boggy conditions usually do poorly in wet soils. Peace lily is often found in riparian settings but does poorly in boggy soils (in pots) unless their roots are growing into a watery reservoir and kept constantly wet. Otherwise, they like the same 'damp but never wet/soggy' conditions that most houseplants other than cacti prefer - like colocasia. Al...See Moretirto
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